1. Some good news ... sort of. The last time the Browns won a road game in Baltimore wasn't that long ago: October 11, 2015. The final score was 33-30, in overtime. The only starters left on the roster from that victory are Joe Thomas, Isaiah Crowell, Christian Kirksey and Nate Orchard. Duke Johnson also was a key player.

2. Here's the bad news: Since that game, the Browns have a 2-27 record. Yikes!

3. But it's a new season, it's new day. That's a line from an Israel Houghton gospel song. And the Browns have added an old/new receiver to the roster. I'm talking about Rashard Higgins. He was promoted from the practice squad. He also was a fifth-round pick by the Browns in 2016.

4. The Browns started Corey Coleman and Kenny Britt at receiver against Pittsburgh. Duke Johnson was on the field for 50 of the 66 offensive snaps. He was mostly a slot receiver, never a running back.

5. We'll see if all of them are active. The Browns picked up receivers Sammie Coates and Kasen Williams on waivers right before the season opened. They also have Ricardo Louis. Now, Higgins. If you count them all up -- including Johnson -- that's seven receivers! Can't imagine all of them being active.

6. But piling up receivers shows how the Browns don't really seem sold on anyone except Coleman, who had an excellent game with five catches in the 21-18 loss to Pittsburgh. Coleman caught 5-of-6 passes thrown to him. The one incompletion was not something he could catch.

7. It's important to remember Williams does more than yell at his players. He teaches the game, and he's very creative. He also has a fun way of talking at times, sounding like a throw-back to the 1950s Beat Generation. Here's how he described linebackers Christian Kirksey, Joe Schobert and Jamie Collins: "Those three cats are good."

8. The three cats played every defensive snap. Williams explained: "Those three cats can play, so it's not very smart for me to take them off the field very many times."

9. Let's see if safety Jabrill Peppers is playing very deep, as he did against Pittsburgh. At times, Peppers was 25 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Williams explained: "The No. 1 deep-throwing team in the NFL for four straight years is the Pittsburgh Steelers. When Ben (Roethlisberger) is throwing short, everyone is smiling."

10. The defense gave up a lot of short passes to the Steelers. In the end, the defense allowed only 14 points to Pittsburgh. That's a good day, smart strategy.

11. Will Peppers play that deep again in Baltimore? I doubt it. Ravens QB Joe Flacco threw only 17 passes for 121 yards through the air. He has been bothered by a sore back and didn't play any preseason games.

12. Williams did say, "Joe (Flacco) has been one of the better deep-ball throwers in the league for a long time." Williams obviously watched video of some Browns games from last season when the secondary was consistently giving up long passes. So maybe he will play it safe and keep a safety deep.

13. Williams told Schobert what the linebacker needed to do before reporting to training camp: "I told him that he'd better lose weight, 'Otherwise you will have periods of practice with me helping you to lose weight.'"

14. Schobert told the media he lost about 15 pounds. He was moved to middle linebacker in Williams' 4-3 defense and he's emerging as an impact player.

15. John Carroll product Greg Roman is in charge of Baltimore's running game. Williams said of Roman: "He coaches an offense and the running game a lot like defensive coaches do -- with an attitude and a demeanor ... those guys play really physical."

16. Somehow, the Browns have to run the ball with some effectiveness to have any chance in this game. I'm worried about that. JC Tretter is facing another big challenge with a huge, physical Baltimore defensive line. He gave up a sack and four pressures to the Steelers, according to Profootballfocus (PFF). Browns guard Kevin Zeitler has some type of thumb injury in the Pittsburgh game. He is expected to play.

17. Zeitler on his thumb: "It was just a nice super sore thumb. They said, 'OK, we have to fix it' ... and they did Monday night."

18. The Ravens have Tony Jefferson at safety. He turned down more money from the Browns to sign with Baltimore as a free agent. He would look great in an orange helmet. But until the Browns begin to consistently win some games, this will keep happening.

19. Baltimore coach John Harbaugh on Jefferson: "He is everything you want in a player. He's a tough, consummate pro. He loves football, works hard and has a great attitude every day."

20. Prediction: Joe Thomas will play his 10,000th consecutive snap today, but Baltimore will win, 20-10.